22yo
When I was 14 years old, I went through a long, terrible episode of depression. I was looking for something to look forward to... but I didn't have a lot of friends, I didn't have any real outlets to keep me busy, and I had to deal with my OCD, which was incredibly severe back then. Every day was a struggle for me, and I was starting to scare myself with the hopeless outlook that I had on life.
One afternoon, I was on my computer playing around on Notepad, and I started to make this list. It wasn't very long at first, but I felt so much freedom in writing down things I never thought I could do. I didn't put much faith in the list at first, but then one day I decided to take the leap (literally) and made myself do the first thing on the list: bungee jumping.
The rest, they say, is history... and I continue to add to the list today. It has become a very important part of my life. It saved me, and helped me find myself as a person who has no limits to what she can do. I never believe in the words "can't" or "impossible" now. I dare to live.
Just for fun:
- Go back in time
- Sight a legendary creature
Doxa:
- Get a tattoo
- Lose down to 120lbs
- Rhinoplasty
- Model
- Own a cabin in the mountains
- Be on tv
Overcome Fear:
- Hold a tarantula
- Swim with sharks
- Skydive
- Spend the night in a haunted house
- Go cliff diving
- Ride the fastest rollercoaster in the world without holding on
- Be fearless
- Complete a body suspension
Random Experiences:
- See the Aurora Borealis
- Be in four places at once
- Pet a wild animal
- Meet Criss Angel
- Meet Johnny Depp
- Walk the Vegas strip
- Ride in a hot air balloon
- Witness a volcano eruption
- See the Egyptian pyramids
- Do stand-up comedy
- Ride in an airplane
- Go on a cruise
- Crowd surf at a concert
- Go on a cross-country road trip with friends
- Ride an elephant
- See the stars at night in the middle of a desert
- Know what complete freedom feels like
- See Jimmy Eat World in concert
- See the bottom of the ocean
- Travel to outer space
- Teach an old dog a new trick
- Write my initials in wet cement
- See every place marked on my world map
Take Action:
- Run a Marathon
- Race a car on a dirt track
- Be a Survivor contestant
- Drive a motorcycle
- Write a novel
- Write a song
- Break a world record
- Climb Mount Everest
- Photograph wildlife in Africa & build a portfolio for National Geographic
- Parasail
- Scuba dive
- Go cave exploring
- Find 1,000 geocaches
- Make a geocache
Make a Difference:
- Save someone's life
- Donate 2ft of hair to Locks of Love
- Inspire someone
- Spend a year in the Peace Corps
- Build a house with Habitat for Humanity
- Adopt a highway
- Volunteer at an animal shelter
- Teach a child how to draw
Gain Knowledge:
- Learn a second language
- Learn how to sing
- Learn how to levitate (magic trick)
- Learn sign language
- Make a scientific discovery
- Earn a black belt in karate
- Learn gymnastics
- Learn to dance
- Learn how to sculpt
- Learn the moonwalk
- Learn how to surf
- Take horseback riding lessons
- Take bellydancing lessons
Experience Growth:
- Pay it forward
- Forgive everyone who has ever wronged me
- Find my faith
- Find my spirit guardian
- Tell the truth for an entire week
What I've Accomplished:
- Bungee jump
- Fall in Love
- Kiss under the mistletoe
- Witness a miracle
- Learn # of licks to a tootsie pop center
- Sing in public
- Learn the cherry stem trick
- Meet an online friend
- Donate Blood
- Experience a movie-worthy moment
- Get a bellybutton piercing
- Stand at the base of a waterfall
- Get back in touch with my first friends
- Eat sushi
- Go rock climbing